The County College

The County College Lancaster University
Motto	Sine Concilio Nihil "Nothing Without [The] Council"
Named after	Lancashire County Council
Established	1967
Dean	Dr. Steven Dempster
Principal	Prof. David Smith
JCR President	Jemma Gaskell
Undergraduates	835
Website	The County College
JCR Website	The County JCR
Newspaper	Pendragon

The County College, mostly known as County College, is a constituent college of the University of Lancaster. The establishment of the college was financed through the benefaction of Lancashire County Council and it is named after it. The original college building, County Main, was opened by HM The Queen in 1969.

Expansion

County West

The college residences were expanded in 1978 with the construction of County West. In 2004 the college further expanded, after being granted buildings that had been vacated by Cartmel College. These buildings have since been renovated and named County South and now house a relocated college bar. In October 2006 County South expanded with the opening of three large residence houses built on the site of demolished Cartmel residence blocks. County West was demolished in August 2007 and in January 2008 the new construction of the 'Townhouses' on 'County Field' was completed. Following this expansion, the existing 'County Main' block was also renovated.

County Main

County Main

The original college building is now known as County Main. A notable feature of the building is the large old oak tree in the college quad. The building was erected around the tree without damage to its roots. The College is very conscious of its responsibility for the health of the tree and beneath its shade are two bench seats erected in memory of two former College Officers. More recently County Main has been renovated to include modern standard accommodation on the top two floors and classrooms and offices on the bottom two floors.

Symbols

An oak leaf is used as a symbol of the College, and it is included on its Coat of Arms which was granted by the College of Arms. The college unofficial motto is Do it for The Tree.

Social Events

County South

The college has a social calendar with the opportunity to go on nights out that are exclusive to County members. Originally the large kitchens which accommodated up to 26 residents allowed for residents to quickly get to know many people from their area of the college. This helped to contribute to the friendly feel of the college as a community. Large kitchens disappeared during the refurbishment of County Main (2008-2009 academic year), although the college remains a friendly place.^{[citation needed]}

Sport

The college partakes in all of the inter-college sport events and competitions which are an integral part of collegiate life. These competitions relate to the Carter Shield and the George Wyatt Trophy. The college darts, pool, football and netball teams have all achieved much over recent years with the women winning all three of their events in the 2006 George Wyatt Trophy and the retaining their darts title in 2007 and 2008, giving County Ladies darts 3 wins in a row. As well as Mens B-team pool and Dominoes also winning their leagues in 2008. County College is noted for its football teams and their particular "bar golf" championship. For the first time in 2009, members of the College will be able to compete in an intra-college sports event for the Michael Mullet Shield - named after a former Principal and a founding father of the College. Each residential area of the College (Main, South, Creed, Town Houses and off campus) will vie for the shield in a number of sporting events. As of 2010 County also participates in the Legends Shield, which was originally a four-way competition with Fylde, Pendle and Grizedale colleges. The 2011 competition, however, did not feature Grizedale. The sports range from Wii Sports to hockey to bar sports. In 2011 the football's A, B and C teams were successful in winning all summer cups.

Governance

The College Syndicate is responsible to the Council of the University of Lancaster for the good governance of the college. The syndicate meets once each academic term. and is composed of the entire SCR and the JCR executive committee.

The day-to-day running of the college is carried out by the college Executive Committee, which is a sub-committee of the College Syndicate. The Executive Committee is composed of the College Officers and the JCR Executive.

College Officers

• Principal: Prof. David Smith
• Vice-Principal: Dr. Gavin Hyman
• Dean: Dr. Steven Dempster
• Senior Tutor: Dr. Graham M. Smith
• Assistant Senior Tutor: Jeremy Bethell
• Assistant Deans: John Almond, Matt Barnes, Emma Holliday and Pete Watt
• College Licensee: Jeremy Bethell
• College Assistant Licensee: James Fialho and Dan Burnett
• College Administrator: Bette Nichols
• College Residence Officers: Jacqui Brian and Ruth Joyce
• College Porters: John Backhouse, David Harrison, Lee Parry and Michael Phillips

Junior Common Room

The JCR Executive 2012

Elections for the 2012 JCR Exec took place during Week 8 of Michaelmas Term, and the results were announced by 2011 Chairperson Shaun Kawalek on the evening of Friday 2 December 2011.

• President : Levina Masterson
• Vice President: Academic & Welfare : Francesca Williams
• Vice President: Events : Tim Hamrouge
• Chairperson : Robbie Love
• General Secretary : Chrissy Horsepool
• Social Secretary : Tom Bowie
• Social Secretary : Sean Pike Locke
• Male Equality, Welfare & Diversity Officer : Rob Kruze
• Female Equality, Welfare & Diversity Officer : Leonie Chaudhry
• International Officer : Kathy Schulte
• Magazine Editor : Dan Batty
• Webmaster : David Mann
• Sports Rep : Michael Ratajczak
• Sports Rep : Charlotte Webb (co-opted Sunday 11 December 2011)

JCR Exec Presidents

• 2012 Levina Masterson
• 2011 Jemma Gaskell
• 2010 Matt Saint
• 2009 Chloe Themistocleous
• 2008 Andy Johnston
• 2007 Deborah Dilworth
• 2007 Peter Batchelor
• 2006 Andrew Payne
• 2005 Dan Peate
• 2004 David Fowler
• 2003 William Henry Lawrence Johnston
• 2002 Faye Stickings
• 2001 Warren Nettleford
• 2000 Diarmaid McDonald
• 1999 Rikki Glover
• 1975 Ian Shaw
• 1974 Jim King

Notable alumni

• Andy Serkis Actor